On Friday, a new album by the American band Metallica, titled “72 Seasons”, will be released and includes 12 songs, the contents of which have been kept confidential, according to Agence France-Presse.
According to Forbes magazine, the previous “Metallica” world tour, which began in 2016 before stopping in 2020 due to the pandemic, generated revenues of more than $400 million.
“Metallica is one of the few names in various musical genres that is able to attract a wider audience that goes beyond the band’s loyal fans,” said Ben Barbeau, director of the French Helfest Festival of Metal Music, which was attended by 420,000 spectators last year.
The band, which proved to be a difficult number in the field of music, was able to “move between musical genres, as it performed at the concert honoring Freddie Mercury while it specializes in metal music”, as confirmed by Luc Frollon, responsible for programming the French digital radio “Vibe Metal”. .
In the upcoming “Metallica” tour, the price of a first-class ticket, or the so-called VIP tickets, or “VIP” tickets, will exceed $7,000 for eight people during two concerts. It is expected that two concerts will be held in France at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on May 17 and 19.
The band is no longer similar to what it was during the success it achieved in 1983 with its first album, “Kill ’em All”, as it is now presenting works described as directed to a specific category of fans of the “thrash metal” genre, without attracting all tastes.
The band eventually bought a vinyl pressing plant to meet its own needs, while sales of these cylinders for the first time in the United States exceeded those of CDs.
As for the album “72 Seasons”, which is expected to be released on Friday, critics and journalists will comply with the same measures that were imposed prior to the release of Adele’s latest album, represented in not bringing their phones and signing an agreement requiring their confidentiality prior to the album’s release. As is the norm for other singers, journalists receive albums or links to listen on digital platforms prior to the release of new works.
Metallica fans will be able to listen to the album on the night of its release in some cinemas around the world. “72 Seasons” includes 12 songs, many of which the band will perform during their tour.
